Today I am still appalled and outraged

[texpatriot2004]

that the Federal Government failed Americans in such public and colossal way. I am grateful and glad to see the progress but Mayor Nagin was right when I heard him on Friday, September 2, “It’s too late.” It’s great that after an entire week there is “progress” but what is true is that THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS DIED BECAUSE BUSH DID NOTHING FOR DAYS after Katrina hit. That’s the truth. The Federal Government, and this particular administration who has bragged since 9-11 that they are the only ones who can “keep us safe here at home.” They failed to respond to a disaster that came with a warning. Now is the time for them to take responsibility NOT pass the buck. Scott McClellan is wrong…they are playing the blame game, the blame anyone but us game. I intend to let them know that they are wrong and I hope others will do the same. Here are some links to the White House. Contact these people and let them know what you think.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact /

Council on Environmental Quality http://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq /

President Bush’s Cabinet http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html

Ask the Whitehouse http://www.whitehouse.gov/ask /

[Pacifist Patriot]

1. I'm appalled and outraged and now add galled to the mix.

Our politicians are announcing more grandstanding investigations and commissions that I fear will mean ass covering and blame shifting.

[texpatriot2004]

2. My letter to Cornyn (R) Texas after watching him on C-SPAN

Today, Sept. 6th, I just watched you on C-SPAN give a litany of charity and good will from the American people here in Texas. That's all well and good; I am glad to see it. However, in your spiel I got the impression that you missed the point. The problem is not with the "Good Will" of the American people. The problem is with BAD GOVERNMENT! You said, "now is not the time for the blame game" Oh, you are so wrong. Now is exactly the time to "point fingers" and point them at the Federal Government, that is to say, Bush and his administration. The colossal failure of the Federal Government to respond to the needs of these Americans, the poor, the sick, the young and the elderly...is inexcusable! This failure, this "man-made" disaster of a response to the natural disaster made things exponentially worse and people died! Thousands of people died! This is America. The Bush administration and Bush himself have bragged and boasted of their being the only ones who can "keep us safe here at home." Four years after 9-11 this is how they perform? To a disaster that came with a warning for God's sake. I am glad to see that finally, there is some progress but it came too little too late! Bush's incompetence and his government which dismantled FEMA and under funded the levee projects, not to mention fired the man who predicted the levee portion of the disaster...NO MR. Cornyn, you are wrong! This failure has disgraced America. It is unacceptable! It is the last straw.

[Kerry fan]

3. Give contracts to Habitat for Humanity.

What does anyone think of my idea, as far as I know, I haven't seen it mentioned anywhare, anyway?
Would it be possible for Habitat For Humanity to handle the job, or at least, part of the job of rebuilding NO?
Even tho they are a charity, would it be possible to have a letter writing campaign, phone campaign, and e-mail campaign to see that they get government contracts to help rebuild NO?
It would certainly be cheaper than giving all the contracts to Halliburton?